Navy Medicine

All Bent out of Shape over Yoga

Filed under Force health and safety, Heath, Hospitals, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on April 9, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By Douglas H Stutz, Naval Hospital Bremerton Public Affairs Not being a flexible person, yoga got me all bent out of shape attempting to keep up with one of Naval Hospital Bremerton’s more popular weekly classes. As classmate smoothly limbered up around me in NHB’s Wellness Center under the calm and helpful gaze of NHB [...]

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Dr. Boone and the Creation of the Medicine Ball Cabinet

Filed under Navy History, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on April 4, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By André B. Sobocinski, historian, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery The president’s cabinet is convening this morning, but you will not find them in any boardroom or oval office. This is 1929 and the president is on the south lawn of the White House immersed in a new morning ritual that the press has [...]

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We Can Do It: The First EXIT Procedure at NMCSD

Filed under Families, Hospitals, Military Medicine, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on April 2, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By Cmdr. (Dr.) Matthew T. Brigger, pediatric otolaryngologist and Residency Program Director for the Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Department, Naval Medical Center San Diego “We can do it.” That was the first thought that went through my mind when I received a call from Dr. Whitney You, Naval Medical Center San Diego’s head [...]

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The Brain and Concussion: Protect Your Strongest Weapon

Filed under Corpsman, Fleet and the Fleet Marine Force, Force health and safety, Military Medicine, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on March 28, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

Lance Cpl. Steven A. Meyer, an engineer with 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, takes the Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Metrics test at the Concussion Restoration Care Center at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The ANAM is a tool that tests neuro-cognitive skills such as reaction time that doctors can use to monitor the progress of concussed patients. The CRCC is the first clinic of its kind in Helmand province with a diverse medical staff capable of treating and rehabilitating service members with concussions.

By Capt. Jack Tsao, director, traumatic brain injury programs, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and therefore an opportunity to discuss the current state of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the Navy. Let’s start with some TBI basics! Where do you think most Sailors and Marines sustain TBIs? If you [...]

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Get Screened During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Filed under Force health and safety, Heath, Hospitals, Military Medicine, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy by vkremer on March 27, 2013 at 7:30 am {no comments}

By Cmdr. Jim Keck, Naval Hospital Jacksonville family medicine physician March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a good time to get familiar with this disease and how you can prevent it. Colorectal cancer affects the colon or rectum—the lower part of your digestive system. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, [...]

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